A&E Major Trauma Centre

Leeds General Infirmary A&E Waiting Times

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Latest report
13 hr 40 min
23 Oct 20:49
Average
6 hr 21 min
28 reports
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Community reported wait times

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including St James's Hospital, Dewsbury And District Hospital and Pinderfields Hospital.

Contact & location
Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX
Opening times
Monday TodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Leeds Rail Station10 min walk to A&E
Burley Park Station25 min walk to A&E
Burley Park Rail Station25 min walk to A&E
Headingley Rail Station41 min walk to A&E
Cottingley Rail Station56 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
3 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Worsley Building (eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
5First BusLeeds City Centre
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LGI A&E (eastbound)3 min walk to A&E
5First BusLeeds City Centre
5First Leeds
Civic G (northbound)4 min walk to A&E
5AFirst BusLeeds City Centre
Woodhouse Square (north-west)4 min walk to A&E
5First BusLeeds City Centre
5First Leeds
Leeds Dental Hosp (eastbound)4 min walk to A&E
5First BusLeeds City Centre
5First Leeds
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What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvPublic Telephone
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Not recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Staff keep you informed about wait times
Triage is typically quick
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Toilets could be cleaner
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
No TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is good
Parking
Parking often requires parking elsewhere
Based on 2 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds General Infirmary runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Great George Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It is also a designated Major Trauma Centre - the tier of hospital equipped for life-threatening injuries and complex emergency surgery, which is why ambulances will sometimes drive past closer A&Es to bring the most severely injured patients here. The wider site runs 32 listed departments and services, from Bariatric surgery to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2019. The site lists 1,107 parking spaces, 47 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £2.03 an hour.

Official NHS performance

61.8%seen within 4 hours
19,809attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is above the England average of 60.4% for major A&E departments over the same month.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 85% of 555 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 96.3% overnight bed occupancy in the quarter to March 2026 - full wards are the main reason admitted patients queue in A&E.

Attendances by year

NHS yearA&E attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours12hr+ waits to admit
2023-24204,31617,02656.7%4,375
2024-25208,67217,38958.6%4,403
2025-26213,50417,79261.0%6,328
2026-27 (6 months)114,47719,08063.4%2,890

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 4% and the share seen within four hours improved by 4.3 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Leeds General Infirmary?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Leeds General Infirmary is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the A&E at Leeds General Infirmary quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Leeds General Infirmary A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. Hospitals in England work to the NHS four-hour standard - the aim is to admit, transfer or discharge patients within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Leeds General Infirmary is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 61.8% of patients across the trust's A&E departments were seen within four hours.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Leeds General Infirmary recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Leeds General Infirmary open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Leeds General Infirmary is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Leeds General Infirmary and how do I get there?

Leeds General Infirmary is at Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX. For general enquiries call 0113 243 2799. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Leeds General Infirmary?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £2.03 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,107 parking spaces, including 47 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for Leeds General Infirmary?

Leeds General Infirmary is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2019. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Leeds General Infirmary A&E?

This A&E serves: All ages. If your child's age group is not treated here, the nearby section on this page lists alternatives - or call NHS 111 for urgent advice and 999 in an emergency.

Is Leeds General Infirmary a Major Trauma Centre?

Yes - Leeds General Infirmary is a designated Major Trauma Centre, equipped for the most serious emergencies including major injuries and complex surgery. The most severely injured patients in the region are taken here, sometimes bypassing closer hospitals.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. Department labels shown (e.g. A&E, MIU, UTC) are our interpretation of the source data and may not match the hospital’s own terminology. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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